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Cauet mechanical hand, made of aluminium, with cork inlay to the front of the fingers which are articulated only at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints. The thumb and all the fingers "open" by means of a 'pull-cord' which is fixed to the front of the wrist and operated by means of a shoulder harness. Made by Prosthesia Ltd. c.1918.
This hand is made of aluminium with a cork inlay to the front of the finger tips. It can bend at the knuckle joints with the aid of a pull cord, which is attached to the front of the wrist and operated by a shoulder harness.
Known as a ‘Cauet hand’ after its designer Philippe Adolphe Cauet, a Frenchman who patented the hand in 1915. It was made by Prosthesia Ltd, one of a number of companies set up during the First World War to meet the demand for artificial limbs.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-586
- Measurements:
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overall: 97 mm x 183 mm x 92 mm, .39kg
- type:
- artificial hand
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- prosthesis
- artificial limb
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
